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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 10, 1908.

T o all whom it may concern:

Bc it known that I, WASHINGTON M. DIL- LON, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Sterling, in the county of Whiteside and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Gates; and I do declare the followin to bea full, clear, and exact description o the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and iigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has reference to gates, and aims to provide a device of that class which and ornamental in appearance.

It is specially adapted to use in connection with wire fences, surrounding a house or yard, but it can be used with any style of fence.

The device is composedA primarily of a metal frame of rectangular form, the s ace within which is filled with a net-wor of wires. The novel construction and advantages thereof will be more fully set forth in the following specification and claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of my invention as it appears when in use. Fig. 2 is a detail in the line of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section in the line y-y of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail, showing one of the loops.v

1 represents a metal band, and 2 a flange on the inner face of the band 1, centrally thereof. The ange 2 is preferably integral with the band 1, the two together forming the frame of the gate.

Hinges are formed on one side of the gate by cutting away portions of the band 1 and bending them outwardly to form ears 8, a pair of such ears forming one of the hinges of the gate. The parts of the iiange 2 from which the ears 3 are cut are overlapped ad]acent to the hinges and fastened together, as shown at a, whereby the lrigidity and strength of the frame is maintained.

4 is a post, provided with pins 5, upon which the hinges are supported, by means of perforations 6 in such hinges. The perforations 6 are provided with extensions 7, and the pins 5 with lugs 8, disposed so as to be at an angle with the recesses 7 when the gate is closed, rendering it impossible to lift the gate from the hinge supports when the gate is in closed position.

1 At the side of the gate opposite to the hinges 3 is a spring latch 9, adapted to cngage a recess 10 in a catch 11 on a post 12, the lower part of the latch being given a quarter-turn so as to be permitted to extend a greater distance into the recess. allow for a' limited movement of the post 12 away from the gate, whi ch sometimes results from the tension of the fence wires which are attached to such post. The post can be given a considerable degree of incline away from the gate before the latch will cease to be operative. Pivoted to the lower end of the latch 9 is abar 13, extending rearwardly through a keeper 14 fixed to the iiange 2, and provided on its inner end with a handle 15, integral therewith. The keeper 14 is providedwith a perforation 16, registering with a similar perforation (not shown) in the bar 13, when the gateis closed and latched. By this means the bar and keeper can be fastened together by a pad-lock 17 or other locking means, preventing the unlatching of the gate.

Secured to the flange 2 at each side of the gate is a series of horizontal wires 18, intersected by a series of vertical wires 19, which may be formed of short sections, intercoiled on the horizontal wires at the points of intersection, as shown, or may be continuous wires, secured to the horizontal Wires at the points of intersection therewith by any Well known means. At one of their ends each of the horizontal wires is provided with a loop 20, and the vertical wires with similar loops 21. When iirst formed these loops are open, as shown in Fig. 4, but in case an ortion of the vertical wires should be out o a "nement, they can be drawn into line by inserting a bar between the wires of one or more of the.

loops 20, and twisting such loops. This not only draws the stay wiresl into a proper osition, but at the same time tightens the orizontal wires. A like effect can 'be produced transversely of the gate, by twisting the loops 21.

It is obvious that a gate constructed as herein shown and described will possess a great degree of strength and durability, and is at the same time quite simple and can be easily manufactured.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is: f

In a ldevice of the class named, the combination of the frame 1, having the inwardly This will projecting flange '2, and adapted to be l the handle 15, and means for locking the liar hingeably supported at one of its edges the 13 from longitudinal movement when the Wires 18, secured at their ends to the flange I gate is closed, subsitintiallyv as and for the 2, and provided With loops 20,' a series of f purpose named. 15 5 Wires 19, secured to the flange 2, and pro- In testimony Whereo,l aiixmysignature,

vided with loops 21, the wires 19 being atin presence of two witnesses.

tached to the Wires 18 at the points of intersection; a spring latch 9, secured to that WASHINGTON M1 DILLON' edge of the gate opposite to the hinged edge Witnesses: 10 thereof; a bar 13, pivotally attached to the A. A. NTOODYATT,

lower end of the latch 9, and provided With I. L. WTEAVER. 

